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State Close to Insolvency; Judge Delays Lifting Consent Decree
With the state closer and closer to fiscal insolvency, Democrats and Republicans are digging in on their disagreements over budget cuts and new taxes. We hear about social services, health care and funding for state parks. Also, a federal judge postpones lifting the LAPD consent decree. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, demonstrations for and against the government continued today in Iran, in what may be the most serious challenge to the central government since the Islamic revolution in 1979.
By Warren Olney • • 55m ListenDemocrats want to cushion the blow of budget cuts to poor Californians with a new tax on oil production, a raise in the car tax and new fees. Republicans are just saying no. We hear both sides on those and other issues. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, demonstrations for and against the government continued today in Iran. We hear about the most serious challenge to the central government since the Islamic revolution in 1979.
Banner image: Governor Schwarzenegger delivered a speech at the Escondido Center Theatre earlier today to update Californians on the status of the state budget.
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3 storiesIn Iran, the Struggle for Power Continues
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has flown to Russia for a previously scheduled meeting, but in Iran itself it's anything but business as usual.
Read the story29 minState Moves Closer to Insolvency
The budget drama continues in Sacramento, where the Governor and the Legislature are under pressure to close a $24 billion budget gap with no time to spare. But the partisan gap between Democrats and Republicans appears to be growing.
Read the story19 minJudge Postpones Decision to Lift Consent Decree
A federal district judge has postponed his decision on whether to release the Los Angeles Police Department from a federal consent decree . The decree was imposed on the LAPD place eight years ago in the aftermath of the Rampart corruption scandal. Joel Rubin is following the story for the Los Angeles Times .
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